America gained the world but lost its soul
Everywhere, American men and women have money to spend, but few are happy and contented.
Wives and soccer moms drive huge SUVs, put on their cosmetics, shop till they drop, watch their sexy soaps, count their carbohydrates, and fret about getting their kids off to the next activity or event. But few wives profess joy in their lives. Few say their home life, and work life, are fulfilling.
Men, too, have their “stuff”—their sports and entertainment and other material trappings to enhance their lifestyles. But, as Thomas Hobbes once wryly remarked back in the 18th century, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Sadly, today, in the 21st century, most men lead fast-paced, empty lives of noisy, sinful desperation.
Churches and ministers are of little help. Few preach or believe in the Bible. Most simply refer people back to the culture at-large for guidance.
In every category except that of better technology and increased acquisition of more “stuff,” the American people have declined. We are now a rich nation considering our TVs, our autos, and our glittery material goods. But we are among the world’s losers in measures of moral values and spiritual riches.
As Jesus once asked, “What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, but lose his immortal soul?”
–Texe Marrs
“Material abundance without character is the path of destruction.”
- Thomas Jefferson
